Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Party Under The Stars, the culminating event for summer reading at Farmington Libraries, was a big hit for families, who were entertained by the Trevor, the Games Man with participatory activities and a craft. Cool treats, popcorn and a special showing of The Lorax followed the performance, which attracted two hundred people.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

A special party was held to celebrate those children who participated in the Preschool Summer Reading Program and/or The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program. There was much dancing and certificates were handed out to the Graduates of the 1000 Book Program. After all that partying everyone had pop sicles.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Lego Summer Olympians were at the library today creating their renditions of the Summer Olympic Games. Swimming, boxing, gymnastics and steeplechase were just a few of the sports that were represented in their creations!!

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Dr. Tanya Battiston, a Star Meadow Veterinarian in Farmington. wowed a crowd of three dozen people at a Reading With A Community Star program held in The Children's Department of Farmington Libraries. Accompanied by her dog Brewster, Dr. Battiston read two stories and answered questions from the audience regarding her patients that day, her education, what dogs eat, and how to brush a dog's teeth with poultry flavored toothpaste. She brought a dog skeleton, a tick encased in plastic, a cutaway of an animal's ear infection and a plastic heart, so that young people could get the inside story and "Dream Big!"

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Outstanding Public Library service is critical to our democratic way of life, providing memories of the past and visions to the future. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -- George Santayana, Life of Reason (1905)